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Encyclopedia > List of awareness ribbons

This is a list of awareness ribbons. The meaning behind the awareness ribbon depends on its color or colors. Many groups have adopted ribbons as symbols of support or awareness, and as a result, many causes often share each color. Some causes may also be represented by more than one color. Awareness ribbons are short pieces of ribbon folded into a loop, or representations of such, which are used in the United States, Canada, Australia, UK and other parts of the world as a way for the wearer to make a subtle statement of support for a cause or issue. ... Awareness ribbons are short pieces of ribbon folded into a loop, or representations of such, which are used in the United States, Canada, Australia, UK and other parts of the world as a way for the wearer to make a subtle statement of support for a cause or issue. ...


List of Ribbon color meanings

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Ribbon Color Meanings
White ribbon
  • Gender violence ("men working to end men's violence against women") [1]
  • Lung Cancer. Usually represented as pearlescent white, sometimes clear with gold (most common) or blue edges. [2]
Yellow ribbon
Blue ribbon
Jade
Purple ribbon
Periwinkle ribbon
Pink and blue ribbon
Orange Ribbon
  • Animal Protection Awareness [28]
  • Self-Injury Awareness [29] This is more commonly signified with a ribbon that is red on one side and black on the other.
  • Anti-Racism (Harmony day in Australia) [30]
  • Symbol of the Ukrainian Orange Revolution of 2004.
Red ribbon
Gray ribbon
  • Diabetes Awareness - see comment under red ribbon [33]
Pink ribbon
Puzzle Ribbon
Green and Blue ribbon
  • Mental Health Awareness [36]
Green ribbon
Teal ribbon
Image:Indigo ribbon.svg Indigo ribbon
  • Targeted Individuals[42]
Image:Violet ribbon.svg Violet ribbon
  • Violet Ribbon Awareness[43] originally adopted by Curehodgkins.com in 2001 to represent Hodgkin's Lymphoma Awareness

Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The white ribbon, as other ribbons, is used by political movements to signify or spread their beliefs. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Yellow ribbon flown in 1979 by Penne Laingen when her husband, US diplomat Bruce Laingen, was held captive during the Iran hostage crisis; among the first of the modern yellow ribbons. ... Support our troops is a political slogan commonly used in the United States in reference to the military of the United States. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article is about the symbol. ... EFF Logo The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is an international non-profit advocacy and legal organization based in the United States with the stated purpose of being dedicated to preserving free speech rights such as those protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution in the context of... Although about five million people have died from tobacco-related diseases every year, 47. ... The Gernika oak is a symbol of Basque freedoms. ... This article is about the Atlantic hurricane of 2005. ... Image File history File links Jrc_txt. ... The Jade Ribbon Campaign to fight hepatitis B and liver cancer. ... “HBV” redirects here. ... Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC, also called hepatoma) is a primary malignancy (cancer) of the liver. ... An Asian American is a person of Asian ancestry or origin who was born in or is an immigrant to the United States. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article is about the ribbons. ... Freedom of religion is the individuals right or freedom to hold whatever religious beliefs he or she wishes, or none at all. ... Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE or lupus) is a chronic autoimmune disease that can be fatal, though with recent medical advances, fatalities are becoming increasingly rare. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... In medicine, pulmonary hypertension (PH) is an increase in blood pressure in the pulmonary artery, pulmonary vein, or pulmonary capillaries, together known as the lung vasculature, leading to shortness of breath, dizziness, fainting, and other symptoms, all of which are exacerbated by exertion. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The pink and blue ribbon is a symbol for promoting several different causes: Pregnancy and infant loss awareness. ... The symbol of the Genital integrity movement is the ribbon Genital Integrity. ... Inflammatory breast cancer[1] is an especially aggressive[2] type of breast cancer that can occur in women of any age (and, although extremely rarely, in men). ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The orange ribbon is a symbol of the Ukrainian Orange Revolution of 2004. ... Orange-clad supporters of Viktor Yushchenko gather in Independence Square in Kiev. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Red_Ribbon. ... The red ribbon, a ribbon colored red, has several different meanings in different contexts. ... Red Ribbon Week is a United States initiative of prevention and education about the dangers of drugs and alcohol. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Pink_ribbon. ... Pink Ribbon is an international symbol that is being used by people, companies and organizations as they are engaging themselves to breast cancer awareness. ... Breast cancer is cancer of breast tissue. ... Autism Awareness Ribbon File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Autism is a brain development disorder characterized by impairments in social interaction and communication, and restricted and repetitive behavior, all exhibited before a child is three years old. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Chechen ribbon The green ribbon has been used as a symbol for many campaigns, including various campaigns for environmental justice. ... “Transplant” redirects here. ... Organ donationcan only be peformed by untrained workers who do not have a drivers license and are poor. ... Lyme disease, or borreliosis, is an emerging infectious disease caused by spirochete bacteria from the genus Borrelia. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Ovarian cancer is a malignant tumor (a kind of neoplasm) located on an ovary. ... Sexual assault is any physical contact of a sexual nature without voluntary consent. ... Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS, also known clinically as Stein-Leventhal syndrome), is an endocrine disorder that affects 5–10% of women. ...

References

  1. ^ The White Ribbon Campaign.
  2. ^ Florida Cancer Speacialists Center.
  3. ^ http://www.yellowribbonsd.org/
  4. ^ http://www.flagsoncars.com/
  5. ^ http://www.endocenter.org/
  6. ^ http://www.troopsribbon.com/
  7. ^ http://www.cardinalmccloskeyservices.org/blue_ribbon.shtml
  8. ^ http://www.psa-rising.com/upfront/newribbon.htm
  9. ^ http://www.eff.org/br/
  10. ^ http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hl-vs/tobac-tabac/second/do-faire/ribbon-ruban/index_e.html
  11. ^ http://www.ohhn.ca/SmokingPages/smokingNationalNonSmokingWeek.asp
  12. ^ http://www.capitalhealth.ca/NewsAndEvents/Features/2006/TobaccoReduction.htm
  13. ^ http://ilcabr.fc2web.com/index-e.html
  14. ^ http://www.geocities.com/bastayaonline/lazoazul.htm
  15. ^ http://www.trinitylondon.com/awareness-ribbon-meanings.asp#puzzleribbon
  16. ^ http://www.sharetrails.org/
  17. ^ http://liver.stanford.edu/JRC/JRC_about.php
  18. ^ http://www.stopsarcoidosis.org/ecommerce/products2/lapelpins.htm
  19. ^ http://www.fote.org/ribbon.htm
  20. ^ http://www.hdac.org/phorum/read.php?5,1740,1745
  21. ^ http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070311/ART04/703100308/-1/ART
  22. ^ http://www.thans.ca/ribbon.html
  23. ^ http://www.fvpcgc.org/DV%20Awareness%20Month.htm
  24. ^ Pulmonary Hypertension Association Online Store (only page found that explicitly says periwinkle ribbon). Retrieved on 2006-12-19.
  25. ^ http://www.noharmm.org
  26. ^ http://www.menstuff.org/issues/byissue/breastcancer.html
  27. ^ http://www.babyloss-awareness.org/
  28. ^ http://www.franciscan-anglican.com/enaw/orangeribbon.htm
  29. ^ http://confusinglife.tripod.com/id20.html
  30. ^ http://www.liswa.wa.gov.au/harmony.html
  31. ^ http://www.avert.org/worldaid.htm
  32. ^ http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/ongoing/redribbon02.html
  33. ^ http://www.diabetes123.com/services/grayribbon.htm retrieved January 21, 2007
  34. ^ http://www.pinkribbonshop.com/
  35. ^ http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer retrieved May 2, 2007
  36. ^ Ribbon designed and introduced on May 9, 2007 by Agis Zorgverzekeringen, in order to create awareness for mental health in the Netherlands in relation to changes in legislature as of January 1, 2008.
  37. ^ http://www.livinggreenribbon.com/
  38. ^ www.lymedisease.org
  39. ^ http://www.ovarian.org/
  40. ^ http://respect.uark.edu/outreach_Teal%20Ribbon.htm
  41. ^ http://www.pcosupport.org/promoteawareness.php
  42. ^ http://www.IndigoRibbon.com/
  43. ^ http://www.thehodgeshop.com/whyviolet.html
Awareness ribbon • List of ribbons
Blue ribbon Red ribbon White ribbon
Yellow ribbon Green ribbon Orange ribbon
Purple ribbon Brown ribbon Pink ribbon
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